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What Do Teenagers Believe?

January 7th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Lessons, Philosophy, Projects, Resources, Teaching, Writing

How do we help junior and senior high students ask the deep questions about life, and–more importantly–answer those questions? One way is to use the This I Believe curriculum unit from National Public Radio.

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Translate that Christmas Carol

December 10th, 2007 · 6 Comments · Lessons, Teaching

For a fun Christmas/vocabulary activity try having your students translate these verbose Christmas carol titles back into their original form:

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A Thanksgiving Lesson for Teens

November 19th, 2007 · No Comments · Lessons

It’s almost Thanksgiving here in the U.S., so why not use this time to teach your students the ancient art of writing thank-you notes?  Show the world that teenagers can be gracious and appreciative too, if they’re given the right skills. With the following six simple steps, your students can be the most courteous class [...]

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